Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

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Students propose capping radiology residency interviews to ease pandemic-driven match disruptions

Both the idea of limiting interviews and the solutions offered up in their letter to the editor are likely to be met by opposition, trainees acknowledged recently.

COVID-19 kindling burnout rates from a ‘smoldering ember into a blazing fire,’ radiologists warn

Providers from four top imaging institutions called on leaders and providers alike to come together and help stem this dangerous trend.

Radiologic technologists suffering from lower morale, happiness during pandemic

Workers also reported an in-depth knowledge of best practices for imaging COVID-19 patients and institutional safety plans.

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On-call workloads skyrocketed by nearly 300% over past 15 years, with CT a top culprit

Dutch researchers warned hospitals must help stem this trend in order to combat the rising burnout rates threatening patient safety.

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6 benefits of having medical students interview potential radiology faculty members

Vanderbilt University Medical Center trainees shared their experience with the program, which has been running successfully for six years, in JACR

Interventional rad group hires top executive, UNC radiology’s new chair members, and more leadership news

Plus, the American Association for Women in Radiology hands out its top honor and Kaiser Permanente names its incoming CMO.

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International medical grads have poured into radiology residencies over past 15 years

That growth has also coincided with a drop in positions filled by U.S. graduates, experts explained in Academic Radiology.

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More than 90% of radiology, other hospital workers with a sleep disorder were previously undiagnosed

Doctors with sleep problems were also more likely to experience burnout, researchers with the Brigham and Women's Hospital Sleep Matters Initiative said recently.

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.